Tribology of Diamond-Like Carbon Films: Fundamentals and Applications

General Overview on DLC Coatings.- Classification of Diamond-like Carbons.- Non-destructive Characterisation of Carbon Films.- Mechanical Characterisation and Properties of DLC Films.- Residual Stresses in DLC Films and Adhesion to Various Substrates.- Tribology of DLC Coatings Fundamentals and Experimental Studies.- Fundamentals of the Tribology of DLC Coatings.- Environmental and Thermal Effects on the Tribological Performance of DLC Coatings.- Third Bodies and Tribochemistry of DLC Coatings.- An Overview of Superlubricity in Diamond-like Carbon Films.- Hard DLC Growth and Inclusion in Nanostructured Wear-protective Coatings.- Environmental and Surface Chemical Effects on Tribological Properties of Carbon-based Coatings.- Triboemission and Triboplasma Generation with DLC Films.- Doping and Alloying Effects on DLC Coatings.- Tribology of Carbon Nitride Coatings.- Tribology of DLC Films Under Fretting Conditions.- Tribology of DLC Films Under Slip-Rolling Conditions.- Tribological Behavior of DLC Films in Various Lubrication Regimes.- Applications and Future Trends in DLC's Tribology.- Industrial Production of DLC Coatings.- DLC Films in Mechanical and Manufacturing Industry.- Wear Resistance of Amorphous DLC and Metal Containing DLC in Industrial Applications.- DLC Films in Biomedical Applications.- Nanotribology of Ultrathin and Hard Amorphous Carbon Films.- Laser Processing of Tribological DLC Films: An Overview.- New Trends in Boundary Lubrication of DLC Coatings.- Fullerene-like Carbon Nitride: A New Carbon-based Tribological Coating.